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The Crane Husband
ABOUT
THE BOOK
In this stunning contemporary retelling of “The Crane Wife” by the Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon, one fiercely pragmatic teen forced to grow up faster than was fair will do whatever it takes to protect her family—and change the story.
NOMINATING LIBRARY COMMENTS
In a fatherless family, the fifteen-year-old daughter takes care of brother and mother. From her perspective we experience how she struggles with the family’s finances and providing a home for her brother. She does so more or less successfully until her mother brings home a new lover, the crane husband. An impressive portrait of a troubled family taking up the motive of the crane woman from the respective Japanese fairy tale.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
Date published
28/04/2023
Country
United States
Original Language
English
Publisher
Tordotcom
Nominating Library
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